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  2. A Desperate Remedy.

    "Guess what my pa's got?" invited Willie. "Parish relief!" was the reply of Carrots. ...

    Article : 653 words
  3. Fads of Fatalists.

    A great many people like to imagine in their own minds that they are fatalists—that is, that from the moment of their birth their destiny ...

    Article : 720 words
  4. Man the Lifeboat

    In spite of modern inventions and improvements our gallant lifeboatmen take their lives in their hands nearly every time they put to sea ...

    Article : 782 words
  5. SAVAGES' SIGNIFICANT SIZE.

    Is it not possible that we who have never ventured far from home, may under-estimnto the intelligence and brain capacity of those great tribes ...

    Article : 159 words
  6. WORLD-WIDE NOTES. NEWS FROM EVERYWHER[?].

    The history of the "Times," which the man in the street may now possees himself of for the democratic penny, begins with the history of ...

    Article : 213 words
  7. IN OTHER LANDS.

    Dr. Monteunis has just issued a work, "White Bread: Its Dangers and the Ramedy, Natural Bread," which is the beginning of a ...

    Article : 999 words
  8. AUSTRALIA'S FIRST STEAM ENCINE.

    Old maps of Sydney show a cross at Cockle. Bay marked "Dickson's Steam Engine"; and this small memento is the emblem of the ...

    Article : 532 words
  9. THE KING'S SUITS.

    The King, when he wants n new suit of clothes, is not put to the trouble that ordinary mortals suffer. Each of the Royal tailors possess a ...

    Article : 111 words
  10. BATTLEFIELD FOR SALE.

    A battlefield will shortly come into the market. The Westhay Estate, near Axminster, is to be offered for sale, and a landmark of some ...

    Article : 110 words
  11. SUBMARINE WITH WHEELS.

    A submarine-boat with wheels to enable it to travel on the bed of the ocean or of river and harbour channels, is one of the recent striking ...

    Article : 127 words
  12. STRANGE COINCIDENCE.

    Lady Macdonnell, in her Reminiscences, tells of a curious incident which occurred thirty-six hours after leaving Southampton. A large bird ...

    Article : 177 words
  13. LIFEBOATS FOR WATEHPLANES.

    The Admiralty have decided that all waterplanes used by naval airmen shall carry a miniature lifeboat suspended underneath the body of the ...

    Article : 109 words
  14. ENORMOUS LOCOMOTIVES.

    Without actually seeing the huge locomotives recently built in America for the Virginian Railway, it is difflcult to realise their colossal ...

    Article : 226 words
  15. OCEAN WEALTH.

    It is strange that in a country, [?]hose surrounding waters abound in sh, the industry—if it exists at all—[?]left in the casual hands of a few ...

    Article : 427 words
  16. MARCONI MAGIC.

    Mr. Marconi announces that he can light a lamp six miles away by wireless. The bulb of the lamp was attached to a wireless receiver ...

    Article : 417 words
  17. Miniature Miniatures.

    Probably the smallest pictures in the world are those painted by Mr. Samuel T. Schultz, of Camden, in the United States. ...

    Article : 244 words
  18. Gals and Buoys.

    The thin little man wearing pebble glasses and-brown canvas shoes stood near the bathing machines and eased himself of a series of ...

    Article : 217 words
  19. FACT, BUT FALSE.

    A certain f[?]rm, not in this country, state that they sell more than 12 million false teeth every year. This figure may seem incredible, but, since ...

    Article : 223 words
  20. A WISE DRIVER.

    A South Dakota a Congressman tells a story of the old coaching days, when a certain Pete McCoy, one of the most skilful of the old ...

    Article : 172 words
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